Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute - Mercyhurst College - Erie, PA

Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute

http://mai.mercyhurst.edu

Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute

Anthropology/ Archaeology

Anthropology / Archaeology at Mercyhurst

Concentrations & Requirements

Anthropology Courses

Archaeology Courses

Forensic Anthropology

Forensic Anthropology at Mercyhurst

Geology

Geology at Mercyhurst

Geology Concentration Requirements

Geology Courses

Anthropology and Archaeology Concentration Requirements Continued

Anthropology Minor

BIO 120	Human Biology/Lab	3 cr.
ANTH 130	Intro. to Archaeology/Lab	3 cr.
ANTH 120	Intro. to Physical Anthropology/Lab	3 cr.
ANTH 112	World Cultures	3 cr.
Choose five elective courses also		15 cr.

Elective Courses

ANTH 122	Paleontology, Dinosaurs, and Man	3 cr.
ANTH 202	Indians of Eastern North America	3 cr.
ANTH 203	Indians of Western North America	3 cr.
ANTH 204	Cultures in Contact	3 cr.
ANTH 240	Human Adaptation	3 cr.
ANTH 300	Hunters and Gatherers	3 cr.
ANTH 311	Perspectives on the Pleistocene	3 cr.
ANTH 324	Instrumentation Field Methods/Lab	3 cr.
ANTH 328	Primitive Technology	3 cr.
ANTH 332	Analysis of Perishable Artifacts	3 cr.
ANTH 342	Funerary Archaeology	3 cr.
ANTH 344	The Anthropology of Ritual	3 cr.
ANTH 346	Archaeology of Gender	3 cr.
ANTH 362	Archaeological Management	3 cr.
ANTH 406	Directed Readings in Anthropology	3 cr.

Areas of Concentration

Archaeology

ANTH 200	Prehistory of Eastern North America OR	3 cr.
ANTH 201	Prehistory of Western North America	3 cr.
ANTH 338	Archaeological Theory	3 cr.
GEOL 254	Sedimentation/Lab	3 cr.
GEOL 247	Stratigraphy/Lab	3 cr.
Choose two of the following
ANTH 360	Archaeological Report Preparation	3 cr.
ANTH 212	Biblical Archaeology	3 cr.
ANTH 301	Origins of Food Production	3 cr.
ANTH 302	Rise of Civilization	3 cr.
ANTH 213	Near East Prehistory	3 cr.
ANTH 207	Mesoamerican Prehistory	3 cr.
ANTH 206	Southamerican Prehistory	3 cr.
ANTH 208	European Prehistory I	3 cr.
ANTH 209	European Prehistory II	3 cr.
ANTH 214	Far Eastern Prehistory	3 cr.
ANTH 216	Prehistory of Central Asia	3 cr.
ANTH 205	Historic Archaeology	3 cr.

Forensic Anthropology

ANTH 242	Forensic Anthropology	3 cr.
ANTH 250	Zooarchaeology	3 cr.
ANTH 260	Human Skeletal Biology I/Lab	3 cr.
ANTH 350	Method and Theory in Forensic Anth./Lab	3 cr.
BIO 170	Anatomy and Physiology I/Lab	3 cr.
CRJS 101	American Criminal Justice	3 cr.
CRJS 208	Criminal Investigation	3 cr.

Physical Anthropology

ANTH 242	Forensic Anthropology	3 cr.
ANTH 250	Zooarchaeology	3 cr.
ANTH 260	Human Skeletal Biology I/Lab	3 cr.
ANTH 264	Primate Anatomy/Lab	3 cr.
ANTH 340	Principles of Evolution	3 cr.
BIO 170	Anatomy and Physiology I/Lab	3 cr.
BIO 310	Genetics/Lab	3 cr.

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anthropology course page and the archaeology course page